Research Projects

Localizing Parts of Faces Using a Consensus of Exemplars

Localizing Parts of Faces Using a Consensus of Exemplars

Fall 2009 - Present

Robustly localizing face parts using local detectors and non-parametric, exemplar-based global models

Keywords: face parts, localization, fiducial points, exemplars, non-parametric, real-world
Leafsnap: An Electronic Field Guide

Leafsnap: An Electronic Field Guide

Summer 2009 - Present

Automatically identifying plant species using photos of leaves taken in the field by mobile devices

Keywords: species identification, electronic field guide, curvature histograms, education, leafsnap, smithsonian, botany
Attribute and Simile Classifiers for Face Verification

Attribute and Simile Classifiers for Face Verification

Spring 2009 - Present

Identifying faces using describable visual attributes of the face, automatically detected using attribute and simile classifiers

Keywords: face verification, attributes, similes, attribute classifiers
FaceTracer: A Search Engine for Large Collections of Images with Faces

FaceTracer: A Search Engine for Large Collections of Images with Faces

Spring 2008 - Present

Searching face images using automatically-trained classifiers of descriptions of face and image attributes

Keywords: face search, attributes, attribute classifiers, content-based image retrieval
Face Swapping: Automatically Replacing Faces in Photographs

Face Swapping: Automatically Replacing Faces in Photographs

Fall 2007 - Fall 2008

Using large collections of images to automatically replace faces in photos

Keywords: face swapping, large image collections, face replacement, deidentification, privacy protection

Older Projects

What is a Good Nearest Neighbors Algorithm for Finding Similar Patches in Images?

What is a Good Nearest Neighbors Algorithm for Finding Similar Patches in Images?

Spring 2007 - Fall 2008

Efficient methods for finding similar image patches and analysis of their performance

Keywords: nearest neighbor search, vantage point tree, kd-tree, epsilon search, image patches
Audiomatch.net

Audiomatch.net

March 2004 - 2007

Music listening history and recommendation engine

Keywords: music discovery, music history, similarity search
Compose-By-Chords Interactive Computer Music System

Compose-By-Chords Interactive Computer Music System

Fall 2004

An interactive computer music system allowing for on-the-fly compositions using chords

Keywords: music composition, computer music, interactive music, georgia tech
ChromeSpeed 4455

ChromeSpeed 4455

Fall 2003

A networked, multiplayer vehicular deathmatch game

Keywords: computer game, 3d graphics, vehicular deathmatch, georgia tech
Clarinet Music Arrangements and Synchronized Video

Clarinet Music Arrangements and Synchronized Video

Fall 2002, Fall 2003

Clarinet music arrangements and synchronized video for the Georgia Tech Marching Band's Surround Sound concerts

Keywords: music arrangement, georgia tech, surround sounds, synchronized video, clarinet music
Alignment Registration of Multiple Range Scans

Alignment Registration of Multiple Range Scans

Summer 2002, Summer 2003

Fast alignment and visualization of multiple range scans

Keywords: 3d alignment, 3d registration, range scans, deltasphere, unc